2010 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY DAMAGE DUE TO CORROSION. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AT APPROXIMATELY 95,000 MILE I HAD MY ROCKER ARM SHAFT LIFTER ASSEMBLY REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO A BROKEN ROCKER ARM AND LOUD KNOCKING NOISES COMING FROM MY ENGINE. 10,000 MILES LATER A ROCKER ARM BROKE ON THE NEW ASSEMBLY. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND IT IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH DODGE CHARGER 3.5L ENGINES. THERE IS A DEFECTIVE PART IN THE ASSEMBLY THAT CAUSES THE ROCKER ARM TO BREAK. PEOPLE HAVE REPLACED THIS ITEM IN THEIR ENGINE NUMEROUS TIMES. THE ROCKER ARM SHAFT LIFTER ASSEMBLY SHOULD BE RECALLED. PEOPLE PAY OVER $1500 FOR THIS REPAIR JUST TO HAVE FAULTY PARTS INSTALLED AND HAVE THE SAME ISSUE OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THERE ARE MULTIPLE FORUMS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH DODGE'S 3.5L ENGINE. *TR

MY SON AND I WERE TRAVELING HOME IN CHARLESTON WV. WE MERGED ONTO THE PATRICK ST BRIDGE IN THE LEFT LANE. THERE WAS A DISABLED VEHICLE IN THE LANE THAT DID NOT HAVE ON IT'S HAZARD LIGHTS. DUE TO RAIN AND WET CONDITIONS, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR HYDROPLANED AND HIT DEAD CENTER IN THE REAR OF THE 2006 FORD EXPLORER THAT WAS DISABLED. THE CRASHED CAUSED THE REAR OF MY CAR TO LIFT SLIGHTLY OFF THE GROUND AND MOVED ALL FRONT END COMPONENTS FROM THE GRILL TO THE RADIATOR ETC... INTO THE ENGINE. THIS SHIFTED THE ENGINE BACKWARDS, CRUMPLED BOTH FENDERS, AND ALSO THE HOOD. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL FOR EITHER PASSENGER SIDE FOR MY SON OR DRIVER SIDE FOR MYSELF. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE CRASH. THE CAR IS BEING CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS AT THIS TIME. EVERYONE I HAVE SPOKEN TO ARE SHOCKED THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITH THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE THE IMPACT CAUSED. I HAVE SEEN THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2011-2012 DODGE CHARGERS FOR AIRBAGS BUT I DID NOT SEE A RECALL FOR MY MAKE OR MODEL. I WILL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH DODGE ALSO TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE KEY FOB WILL NOT WORK WITH CAR, WILL NOT OPEN THE CAR, START THE CAR WITHOUT SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO USE THE KEY. EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERIES AND REPROGRAMMING NEW KEYS KEY FOBS FAIL TO OPEN DOORS OR TURN CAR ON. I ALSO HAVE BEEN LOOKING ONLINE FOR SIMILAR MALFUNCTIONS THOUSANDS OF DODGE CAR OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE BECAUSE THE KEY WOULD NOT START MY CAR NOR WOULD THE SPARE. I SPOKE WITH THE DODGE DEALER AS WELL AS DODGE CORPORATE OFFICE THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG BUT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WHERE DODGE IS CHARGING $1000 - $2000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM HOWEVER THAT DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM A LOT OF THE TIME. I PLEASE ASK THAT YOU LOOK INTO THIS IT IS A DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION IN ANY SITUATION WHERE YOU MAY NEED YOUR CAR IN A MOMENTS NOTICE AND IT DOES NOT WORK. KEY FOBS FROM 2009 - ON FAIL TO WORK WITH CAR. DOES NOT UNLOCK DOORS DOES NOT START CAR WITHOUT ATTEMPTING TO USE THE FOB OVER AND OVER. *TR

ON THE DAY OF PURCHASE IN APRIL 2013, I OBSERVED AND INQUIRED ABOUT A TICKING NOISE IN THE CAR'S ENGINE. THE SALESMAN STATED THAT IT WAS PROBABLY DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD SEVERAL OIL CHANGES, BUT THE TICKING STILL EXISTS. AFTER SPEAKING WITH A COUPLE OF MECHANICS, I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM MAY BE BAD LIFTERS. AS OF TODAY I CHECKED FOR POSSIBLE RECALLS ON THE CAR. NONE WERE LISTED. I AM REQUESTING THIS MATTER BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER AND A REMEDY BE PROVIDED BY THE CAR MAKER. *TR

AN OVERWHELMING SMELL OF GAS STARTING AROUND 9/6/14. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE STANDARD OIL CHANGE AND ADVISED THAT I SMELLED GAS. THEY INDICATED THAT WHEN CHANGING THE OIL THEY WOULD PERFORM A PRELIMINARY CHECK. AT THAT TIME THEY DIDN'T NOTICE ANY VISIBLE LEAKS AND SCHEDULED ME AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING THE CAR BACK IN ON 9/15/14 IF THE CAR STILL SMELLED OF GAS AND DID NOT GO AWAY. THE SMELL EVENTUALLY WENT AWAY, BUT START NOTICING ANYTIME THE CAR WAS FILLED UP WITH GAS THE SMELL WOULD RETURN ON 9/30/14 FILLED THE CAR UP WITH GAS AND BY THE TIME I MADE IT HOME IT WAS POURING GAS NEAR THE LEFT PASSENGER REAR. FURTHER OBSERVATION SHOWED THAT THERE IS A LEAK IN THE GAS LINE. I HAVE SCHEDULED IN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE IT BACK TO HE DEALERSHIP WITH THE 1ST AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT 10/8/14. I WAS ADVISED TO NOT DRIVE AS THE CAR CAN POSSIBLY IGNITE. IT IS NOW PARKED IN THE GARAGE. IT IS HOT. NOT SURE IF THE GARAGE SHOULD BE OPENED TO GIVE AIR OR IF OPENING THE GARAGE WILL ALLOW SUNLIGHT THAT MAY COULD CAUSE FUMES TO IGNITE. THE GARAGE SMELLS OF GAS AND THE FUMES ARE NOW IN MY HOME. DO WE KNOW OF ANY ISSUES WITH THE DODGE CHARGER AND GAS LINE LEAKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR

I HAD A FLAT TIRE AND TRIED TO REMOVE IT AND PUT THE SPARE ON BUT COULD NOT GET THE LUGS NUTS OFF BECAUSE THE TIRE WRENCH NO LONGER FIT THEM. I HAD TO GET CAR TRANSPORTED TO DODGE DEALERSHIP BY FLAT BED. WHEN WE GOT THERE THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON DODGE CHARGERS, CHALLENGERS, AND CHRYSLER 300'S. THE LUG NUT IS MANUFACTURED IN TWO PARTS, AND THE OUTER PART SWELLS MAKING THE LUG NUT DEFECTIVE. SO THEREFORE THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO PRY THEM OFF. WHEN THEY CHECKED THE OTHER LUG NUTS THEY WERE ALL BAD DUE TO A DEFECTIVE DESIGN. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A PRODUCT OF DODGE AND THEREFORE THEIR FAULT AND WELL KNOWN PROBLEM THEY CHARGED ME OVER $350.00 TO REPLACE ALL OF THESE LUG NUTS. I FEEL THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE AND COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE ME TO BE STRANDED SOMEWHERE IF I HAVE A FLAT TIRE, BECAUSE I CANNOT CHANGE IT MYSELF DUE TO THIS DEFECT. I AM THANKFUL THAT THIS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY OR ELSE I WOULD BE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE WITH NO WAY OF PUTTING THE SPARE ON. I FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS FAULTY DESIGN. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO NOTICED THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD A SHORT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,900.